News Archives - South Downs Generations

Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November

November 8, 2021 Chris Hare 30 Views

No one quite knows how long the people of Lewes have been commemorating the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in

The COP26 Climate Conference will be held in Scotland from the 8th – 20th November this year. All agree that

During April this year, South Downs Generations project manager, Chris Hare, gave talks to primary school children about life in

On June 17th 2021, Chris Hare took children from Findon School on a tour of the great hillfort and flint

July 15, 2021 Chris Hare 148 Views

Chris led an oral history training workshop for teachers and teaching assistants at Bury School last November

May 5, 2021September 8, 2021 Chris Hare 786 Views

I am delighted that we have now uploaded two new interviews, both with men whose Sussex memories go back to

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Chris Hare 428 Views

On Tuesday 6th April, The Friends of the South Downs marked the 250th anniversary of the death of South Down’s

Highdown viewed from the south in the 1925. Photograph courtesy of Ed Miller, Ferring Conservation Group.

In 2016, Chris Hare interviewed people who had worked at Highdown Towers and Highdown Gardens from the 1930s till the

One beautiful autumn day, myself and cameraman Chris Evans visited some beautiful spots on the South Downs associated with Hilaire

October 19, 2020 Chris Hare 286 Views

Chris was interviewed by BBC News about the ‘Skeleton Army’ riots and the following article is available of the BBC